House of Valois-Burgundy

The House of Valois-Burgundy was a noble French family deriving from the royal House of Valois. The family was founded by King Jean II of France's fourth son Philip the Bold on 6 September 1363, when he inherited the Duchy of Burgundy. The family ruled Burgundy until 1482, and it also ruled over the County of Artois, the County of Flanders, the Duchy of Luxembourg, the County of Hainaut, and Franche-Comte, in addition to other territories acquired through marriage. During the Hundred Years' War, the Dukes of Burgundy unsuccessfully vied for the throne of France, and the house's aspirations to create an autonomous kingdom ended with the death of Philip the Bold in battle at Nancy in 1477. The final ruler of Burgundy, Mary of Burgundy, married Emperor Maximilian I of Germany, and her son Charles (the future Emperor Karl V of Germany) inherited her lands outside of Burgundy, which became the Habsburg Netherlands, while Burgundy reverted to the Kingdom of France.